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W I. LEATHERLAND.

RECORD BOOK.

APPLICAUON HLED'luNE 2, 19m.

wv. 1. LEATHEB'LAND.

Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

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RECORD AND RHORD ANDMOVEENT OF URS w. I. IEAIHERLAND.-

RECORD BOOK.

APPLICATION FILED IuNE 2.1914.

Paened Aug. l5, 1916. I

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@fw/tumbas l. LEATHERLAND.

RECORD BOOK.

APPLICATION rlLED1uNE2.1914.

Patented Aug. 15,1916.y

6 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

W. I. LEATHERLAND.

RECORD BooK.

APPLICATION FILED UNE 2, I9|4- 1,1 95,038. Patented A110. l5, 1915.

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RECEIVED AND FORWAHDED RELRD AND MOVEMENT nF REOROND MOVEMENT 0F (Al KEEENED AND FORWAKDED W. l. LEATHERLAND.`

RECORD BOOK. APPLICATIN FILED JUNE 2, |914.

Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

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TRAIN HElT YARD .SERVICE WALTER I. LEATHERLAND, OF ALEXANDRIA., VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR OF l J'AVIES S. FRANCIS, 0F RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

ONE-HALF 'ro RCORD-BOGK.

Tf/all'wlwmz't may concern.' v

Be it known that I, VAL'rnR I. LEATHER LAND, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Alexandria, Alexandriacounty, and State of Virginia, have invented and discovered certain'new and useful Improvements in Record-Books, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists in certain improvements in the arrangement of record books designed especially for use in keeping a record of railway equipment in the yards of ,'vcolumns andV arrangements for recording railway systems, it being' designed especially totake care of such records for certain stipulated periods ot' time, as for example, monthly, quarterly, or yearly records, the period :depending upon the amount of business handled in the yard for which the record is'l designed, and`limited to such periods as can be taken care of in a book of appropriate size for convenience in use and handling. l

The improvements relate chiefly to a book of the type employingI what is known as the third terminal system, and consists in making up1 the'principal parts of such a book in sectionsfor convenience, 'consisting of ten record sheets each, and following each of said sections with a sheet particularly designed for receiving overflow records from any of the ten preceding sheets, each sheet of each record section being arranged to take care of the terminals of ten successive numerals, and each of the overflow sheets being arranged to receive overflow memoranda from any of theten divisions ofany of the ten preceding/sheets. Such a record book 1sv preferably composed of ten of such sections, thus providing in the enti-re bock for every numeral within'rthe limit of sixfigures, which willltakecarey of the number of any car known to be in service.

The invention further consists in .supple-l menting the third terminal system for keeping track of the car moveiflents with other -memoranda relating to the cars which it is ,desired to preserve, whereby such memoranda may be quickly and conveniently loca'tedat any time, all of which results in a saving of time and labor in theperice the work, and also a great conin keeping the rds in a most ehensive and useful form, all as will 13. El rompi Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug, 15, 1916, Application filed .T une 2, 1914. Serial N o. 842,5-05.

be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings which are made a part hereof and on which l similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts7 Figure l represents the first sheet, being a vdouble page, of the record book embodying my said invention, the

three terminals' indicated running' from' of the book and represents the last three terminals from' O10 to 9l0", Fig. 4 a View similar to Fig. except that it represents the overflow sheet at the end of the Asecond section of the book, Fig. 5 a double page of the record sheet for recording the movement of passenger equipment and Pullman equipment, respectively, Fig. 6 a page showy ing the record. of the yard service for cars kept in the yard, Fig. a page showing how the train records are kept, Fig. 8 a detail View tion of Fig. l at the top of the left-hand page, on a large scale, Fig. 9 a similar View as applied to Fig. 3, Fig.l l0 a similar View as applied to Fig. 4, and Fig. ll a detail view showing a part of the matter illustralted 'at the top of Fig. 7 on an enlarged sca e.

Referring now to Fig. 1. this 'gure illustrates the book as open at sheet 00, which means the first sheet of the book, and further th'at the last two numerals of the car numbers recorded on these pagesmustend in 00, and the third terminal runs, respectively, from 0 to 9,*each third terminal being given ten horizontal lines in two Vertical divisions A. A. of each sheet, or double page, which is given four vertical divisions or spacesA. A. and B. B., relating-to the car movements, as shown. Thus it will be seen that on the page represented by Fig. l, the spaces marked A. A. will take care of the .carnumbers ending iny 00 and havingl the 'third terminal Jfrom 0 to 4, while the spaces marked B. B. will take care of num- `bers ending in 00 with the third terminal 7 a view illustrating illustrating. a por-v l, tion. "F or example, the data inscribed on care of the numbers ending in 10 and having the third terminal from to Ll, While the spaces marked B. B. Will take care ofthe numbers ending in l() With the third terminal `to 9, as indicated. Subsequent pages indicate the class of the car, such as box, furniture, automobile, refr1gerator,stock,v

coal, fiat, ballast, coach, baggage, mail, express, Pullman, etc. The next space headed Movements is divided into a number of columns and each'line into two divisions, an upper anda lower. rhe upper division is always used to indicate received informaL tion` and the lower forwarded7 informathe top line in Figs. 3 and 9 would indicate that a Pennsylvania Railway can No.

-l3l,0l0, was received on April 267th from the B. @c O., forwarded' to the Southern on .April 27th, received fromI the Southern on A May 2nd, forwarded to the B. & O. on May 3rd, received from the B. & O. on June 2nd,

and v'forwarded to the Pennsylvania Railroad on JuneQnd. `In column evheaded Class theinformation would be given that cerning claims'and all correspondence orcontroversies over cars While in possession of the yard. In such cases each letter or other document relating to a specic car is given the number of the car and placed in a lile which is numbered. By referring to the number of the car at any time the number of the file containing the record of the claim, or other correspondence, can' be readily located and a great deal of time and labor ordinarily required in looking up such information is thus avoided. The second page of sheet l on Fig. l is a duplicate of the first, except that it takes care of third terminals `from 5 to 9 instead of from() toll.- l't will thus be noted that this sheet will take care ot cars of any number, ofsix fig-I thatv this sheet is divided into'tenvertical spaces and the vertical columns' headed Carnurnbe'1z7f-each 'contain -5 lines for each iinal terminal. '.Thusithe vertical l space is divided into yten spaces (")igivje` li .nes1eacb,`

the last terminalof'whichruns from 0 to9' n and the second and third'terminals of which' are 00. Injvtli'e second column the second and third terminals. are 10, the next column 20, the next and soon across the page, which thus provides 100` spaces designed to take Y caire of the overflow from each' of the ten spaces ofthe ten preceding sheets in the book. One of these overflow sheets is insertedin thev book after'each successive section of ten sheets throughout the book. 'The y main portion of the book thus contains 100 initial sheets and ten overflow sheets. this means a yard record book is provided capable of receiving the record of all move ments of cars from various roads,I to and from the yard, otany nifmber Within the limits of six figures. It Will also be noted i that an overflow space is provided in the ten overflow sheets corresponding interminal iigures to each of thev spaces provided for recording memoranda in themain records, which is a great advantage for the'reason that it enables the main record sheets to be made somewhat smaller than would other-V wise be necessary to take 'care of the-same i number of cars. In other Words,'the cai pacity of the ybook is materially increased memoranda will be vneeded'for certain carsA or for the cars ofcertain roads, and l'even-i and luniform distribution of'numbers is ros l never the experience; which would make the i ordinary provisiomvin equal divisions,.for

this memoranda inadequate. Theexcessy however, may be'of a spasmodic character, both as to the particular cars or aste the particular road, and by means of the-ab rangement herein shown and described, the

book is made of an elastic character, Acaff pable ot ready and convenient use in taking Vcare of this excessl'vvork andvv without uns.

duly increasingfthe size ofthe book or its cost in :manufacture.

In the drawings I." ,have illustrated;` the i Y Erst sheet and the overiiow sheetofthefrsftk-,

j two sections of the book, 'and fromthis and the above description, the arrangement from the first one hundred and ten sheets, con;

stituting the main body ofthe book, willlv'be readily understood. i

1 4`ollowingv the main'body of-.thebook,-

of passenger equipment the left-hand page being designed for ordinary passenger cars and the right-hand page for Iiullman cars.

. v 12's consisting of sheets', 1s a sheet (Fig. 5) especially .designed to record the movementy In dividing vthe left-hand page, the movement space corresponds substantially to that of the freight car record shown on sheet 1 with a space forfremarks following each movement line. the page are only the final terminals, inasmuch as the numbers of passengers cars rarely exceed three figures. I n the rightliand page is a record for Pullman cars, which are indicated by name andthe names arranged in alphabetical order by having A the spaces indicated by the dierent letters kind of ear,.,and 3l columns in which can be i of thealpliabet regularly spaced, as shown, with an overflowv space in the last column, following Z, Only two columns are indicated for movements because it is rarely that a Pullman car will need to'have more than one or two movements recorded while under the jurisdiction of any one yard. y

Referring to Fig. 6,' here is shown one page of a yard service record sheet. quently happensA that certain freight cars are retained in the yard for yard service,

sometimes for a month, or maybe for several months. It is important that these cars also be kept located by a suitable record so that they may be found conveniently. On this sheet we have a column for the initials of the road owning the car, a. column for the car number, a column for the class of service in which the car is used, a column for the recorded the daily movements of the car, as fromwhat partv of the yardY to what other part of the yard, from what track to what other track, or. from what siding to what other siding, followed with a column lfor remarks in which any special information may be noted.

ln Fig. 7 is illustrated a sheet intended for keeping a record of the trains received and forwarded daily. The irst column indicates the date of the movement, the second Ycolumn the class of train, the third column local No. 61, engine No. 1412, containing twenty loaded and ten empty cars. The

next train was perishable freight, train No.

73, engine No.v 912, containing thirty loaded and ten empty cars. The next train was a carded or through freight, train No. 30, engine No. 812, containing ten loaded and ten empty cars. The next train was a slow freight, train No. 34, engine No. 916, con- The terminals printed on It fre-` taining twenty loaded and ten empty cars. The total number of loaded cars received during the day were 80, the total number of empty cars 40, and the grand total 120 cars received. In the same manner on the opposite side would be noted the number of trains, kind of trains, and class of cars, and

other information relating to trains -forwarded fromy the yarfl.

Only a comparatively small number of sheets, indieatedby Figs. 5, '6, and 7, will be required in a book. Following the irst 110 sheets would be one or two sheets-like Fig. 5, then one or two sheets like Fig. 6, except a doublepage, then one or two sheets like Fig. 7except a double page. This would complete a record book ample to take care of the records of any yard for a month, and for many yards for a quarter, and?.for some yards for a much longer period of time.

By the arrangement of the columns showing the home route, and the records of files containing records of claims and other controversies over ears (sheets l and 2)., a great deal of time in searching lrecords for this information is saved. By the arrange" ment of columns containing information relative to freight cai's in' the yard a great deal of time in searching for special cars belonging to certain companies is saved.'

By the ,record giving. the information relative to the movement of cars within the yard, just the amount lof service which each car' is rendering, is easily determined and idle cars'detected,thus often saving to the service cars that otherwise would be of n0 particular use for considerable periods of time. I

The entire arrangement of thebook 'is' such that'not only are the records of the 'equipment in the yard, and of the equip? ment received and forwarded, complete each day and in convenient forni for use, but records are made of a nature that are the best and most advantageous for handliignd using. of the equipment, and ,toenable such use to be directedjand controlled bythe oiicials from the ofiice,V and a vast saving of time and expense thus resulta-i.V

The record of the cars remaining in the yard atthe end of the period for which the record book is intended to b used will be transferred to another book 'be used for the next succeeding period, by filling in the columns b, c, d, and e,-Figsj 1 and 8 for freight equipment, and the corresponding columns in Fig. 5 for passenger equipment, and the appropriate columns in Fig. 6 rer equipment employed in yard service. Thus at the beginning of each period the record is made to contain the memoranda necessary to give the information required concerning all of the' cars in the yard carried 'over from one period to the, next.

The leaves of the book will each have Having thus fully described my Seid in vention, what claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. A record hook for use recording the movements of railway equipment in the yards of railway systems comprising sheets divided into a series of vertical spaces each oif which spaces contains a column for the number of the car with the nal terminal shown in connection with successive .third terminals, another column for the initials of the company to which theear belongs, an other column for the initials ofthe company y from which the car was originally received,

another column for the class7 of car, and several columns for recording the "received and forwarded movements of. each car,`

cach 'sheet also containing other vertical spaces divided into columns, one of which is adapted Ato contain the ear number, another the initials of the company owning the car, another the file number containing information concerning the car, another for special notations,i saidseveral eoliiinns of said several sheets bein appropriately ldesignated, and another sheet interposed at the end of each series of ten of' the main sheets containing appropriately arranged and designated spaces for overflow memoranda concerning any car of any number on the l0 preceding pages, all substantially es set forth. i

as. meshes 2, record hook for use in recording the equipment handled in railway yards consisting of sheets divided into columns appropriately designated and arranged for recording the movements of cars 1roy numhers, each sheet containing ten successive ""third terminals, each eleventh sht of thev book being an overiiow sheet containing appropriately arranged spaces for recording overflow memoranda concerning any car of any number in the ten preceding sheets, said overflow sheet having a section adapted to receive overflow memoranda as a continuation of any of the ten sections of each of the ten preceding pages, all substantially as set forth.

3. A railway equipment record book for use in railway yards comprising a series of sections'each having a series of sheets with columns and divisions appropriately designated and arranged for containing a record -of received and forwarded movements of cars, a record of the company from which the ear was received originally, ai record of the files 'containing information concerning the cars by numbers, a sheet interspaced at regular intervals at the end of each of said sections also appropriatelydesignated and record may be comprised in a single book,

all sul)stantiallyl as set for-th.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Washington, District of Columbia,l this twenty-seventh 'day of May, A. D. nineteen hundred and fourteen.

- Wirren T. Leiriieetinn' n s.; lVitnesses: f

E, W'. BnAnronn, A. M. ARiriNs.. 

